Barrel-truck.



No; 650,374. Patented May 29; I900. m. H. DALEY. BARREL TBUCK.

. (Application filed Oct. 14, 1899.)

(No lludel.)

as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying UNrrEn STATES Y 'ATENT riFicE.

BARREL-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed October 14, 1899.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL H. DALEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charles City, in the county of Floyd and State of Iowa,- have invented a new and useful Barrel-Truck, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in barrel-trucks.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of barrel-trucks and to provide a simple and comparatively-inexpensive one which will be light, strong, and durable and which will enable a barrel to be readily lifted, carried from one place to another, and easily deposited without spillingits contents and without straining the operator.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barrel-truck constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig.2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of one side of the barrel-tr11ck,illustrating the manner of mounting the barrel-supportin g devices on the truck proper.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates an axle provided at its ends with spindles 2 and having its intermediate connecting portion or body 3 bowed and extended forward to enable it to clear a barrel at and to swing upward over the same for the purpose hereinafter described. The ends or spindles of the bowed axle are journaled in suitable bearings 5 of plates or castings 6, secured to side bars 7 of the frame of the truck and extending above and below the inner or rear ends of the side bars when the latter are arranged in a horizontal position,

drawings. The upper projecting portions 8 of the plates or castings form supports for a bail or frame 9, upon which the barrel 4 is mounted, and when the front portions of the side bars 7 are swung upward and downward the bail or frame Will be lowered and raised,

as hereinafter described, the truck-frame Patent No. 650,374, dated May 29, 1900.

1 Serial No. 733,647. (No model.)

forming a bell-crank lever to eifect this result. The plates or castings 6 are vprovided on their outer faces with ribs 10, arranged parallel, as clearly illustrated in Fig. lot the drawings, and forming recesses for the reception of the rear or front ends of the side bars 7, which are secured to the said castings or plates by bolts 11 or other suitable fastening devices. a

The sides of the body portion of the axle are secured to the side bars 7 by hook-bolts 12, having their shanks arranged in perforations of the said side bars and provided at their outer ends with nuts, and these hookbolts also serve as the means for securing inclined leg-braces 13 to the outer faces of the side bars. The inclined leg-braces extend downward and forward and are secured at their lower ends to legs 14, depending from the side bars and connected by an arched transverse brace 15, which is secured at its top to the central portion of the axle. The front ends of the side bars 7 are bent inward and bolted or otherwise secured to a transverse handle-bar 16. The plates or castings 6 are provided at their inner faces with laterally-disposed projections 17, which are located above and adapted to rest upon the sides of the axle, whereby the weight of a barrel and its contents is distributed over the castings or plates to relieve the bearings of strain.

The frame or bail 9, which is adapted to support the barrel 4, is substantially U-shaped and is composed of a bottom portion 18 and sides 19, fulerumed between their ends on bolts 20 or other suitable fastening devices, which are arranged in suitable bearin gs of the projecting portions 8 of the plates or castings. The sides of the barrel-supporting frame or bail are bent at their upper ends to enable the latter, which are secured to a hoop or band 21, to be arranged directly above the point of support, while the bottom is located near the front edge of the bottom of the barrel at a point in advance of the pivots of the sides. The hoop or band, which engages and supports the upper portion of the barrel, is adapted to be placed over the top of the same and to be readily removed therefrom.

7 When it is desired to load a barrel on the truck, the latter is backed against the said barrel, with its hoop or band and the supporting frame or bail elevated, and as soon as the bail or frame strikes the barrel the hoop or band will be thrown forward over the top of the same. The hoop or band is lowered over the barrel by raising the handle 16 and tip ping the truck-frame. This movement also carries the bail or frame to the bottom of the barrel, and by slightly tilting the latter to raise the chime the bottom of the bail or frame may be readily arranged under the barrel, which is then elevated by lowering the handle of the truck-frame. This movement lifts the barrel clear of the ground, and it may be conveniently carried to any place and can be easily unloaded by raising the handle portion of the truck-frame, which movement lowers the barrel to the ground. By tilting the barrel slightly the bail can be removed from beneath the same, and when the truck-frame is lowered to substantially a horizontal position the hoop or band will be lifted clear of the barrel, as will be readily understood.

It will be seen that the barrel-truck is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and du- 'rabilit'y and is at the same time very light, and that, it will enable all kinds of barrels to be conveniently handled and carried from one point to another.

- Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a main or truck frame, supporting-wheels connected thereto, abarrel-supporting frame pivoted between its ends to the main or truck frame and provided at its lower end with means for engaging the bottom of a barrel, and means carried by the upper portion of the barrel-supporting frame for engaging the top or upper portion of a barrel, substantially as described.

2. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a truck-frame,supporting-wheels, a barrel-supporting frame mounted on the truck-frame and arranged to be carried by the same beneath the bottom of a barrel and adapted to support the latter, and a device arranged at the upper portion of the supporting-frame to support the top of a barrel and adaptedto be carried into such engagement by the movement of the truck-frame, substantially as described.

3. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a truck-frame, supporting-wheels, a substantially U -shaped barrel-supporting frame pivoted between the ends of its sides to the truck frame and arranged to receive a barrel, and a hoop or band secured to the upper portions of the sides of the barrel-supporting frame, substan tially as and for the purpose de scribed.

4. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a truck frame composed of side bars, an axle secured to the side bars and having its body portion bowed forwardly and arranged between the side bars and adapted to clear a barrel and swing upward over the same, carrying-wheels, a barrel-supporting frame pivoted between its ends on the truck frame and arranged to be carried into engagement with the bottom of a barrel by the movement of the truck-frame, and a supporting device carried by the upper portion of the barrel-sup porting frame and adapted to be carried by the movement of the truck-frame into engagement with the upper portion of a barrel, substantially as described.

5. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a truck-frame having side bars, plates, or castings secured to the side bars and extending upward and downward from the same, an axle having its spindles mounted on the lower portions of the plates or castings and secured.

at its body portion to the truck-frame, abarrel-supporting frame pivoted between its ends.

to the'upper portions of the plates or cast ings, and a supporting device carried by the upper portion of the barrel-supporting frame for engaging the upper portion of a barrel, substantially as described.

6. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a pair of side bars, legs depending therefrom, an arched transverse brace connecting the legs, castings secured to the inner or front ends of the side bars and provided at their inner faces with lateral projections, an axle having a bowed body portion supported by the transverse brace and engaging beneath the said projections of the plates or castings and mounted thereon, and the barrel-supporting frame pivotally mounted on the plates or castings and provided with means for engaging the top and bottom of the barrel, substantially as described.

7. In a barrel-truck, the combination of a main or truck frame having supportingwheels and provided with pivots or journals situated above the axle for the wheels, anda barrel-supporting frame j ournaled or pivoted between the ends of its sides to the pivots or journals of the main truck-frame so that the barrel-supporting frame may be lowered or raised by swinging the front or handle end of the truck-frame up and down, said supporting-frame being arranged to be carried into engagement with and adapted to be disengaged from the barrel by the movement of the truck-frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL H. DALEY. Witnesses: 1

WALTER A. DALEY, CARL E. MEYER. 

